1825.] 
happiness of the sexual union, are best pro- 
moted by the devoted singleness of attach- 
ment, and wdivided affection. 
The Roman Nights.at the Tomb of the 
Seipios, translated from the Italian of Verri. 
2 Vols, 12mo. These volumes have never 
before been translated into our language, 
although, from the historical facts related, 
and. the reasoning on the results, the vindi- 
cation and condemnation of many of the 
actions of the Scipios, &c. so contrary to the 
received opinion, renders them not only 
interesting, but highly instructive. And 
notwithstanding that the translator has been 
guilty of the timid error of being too lite- 
ral for the grace of English idiom, and 
the flattery and politeness of Cicero and 
Demosthenes become, in his English, some- 
what bombastic, and- even ridiculous, the 
work might, by careful revision, assume a 
respectable station among the Jiterature of - 
its class; and even as it is, it is worthy of 
some attention. It is well known on the 
Continent, there being few languages into 
which it has not been translated ; which 
makes it the more to be regretted that it 
has not fallen into better hands in England. 
The French Master, containing a French 
Grammar, with Questions and Ezercises on 
the different Rules of it,—a Series of French 
and English Dialogues, and Selection of 
French Fables, with a small Dictionary, 
wherein all the words of the Fables are given 
with their English Significations; by E. 
Duvarv. 12mo. 2d Ldit. It is truly said, 
that if good sense be to be found in the 
progress of a work, strong traces of it will 
appear in the preface. The author of the 
present little work (he seems very fear- 
ful lest, asa grammar, its small size should 
be an objection ;—bui we do not think that 
he need be very apprehensive on this ac- 
eount) has borne this in mind, and we find 
‘much pleasure in making short extracts 
_ from the remarks with which he has’ intro- 
duced it. 
“It should never be forgotten, that the grand end 
of Education, in all its branches, is to teach ideas, 
not words alone,” 
whence he concludes, that 
__* The study of languages is one of the best 
calculated to form their judgment, by the constant 
exercise in which it keeps their reasoning faculties.” 
” “Having entered upon a brief detail of the 
contents, he truly observes : 
_ *‘ It is not possible to give a correct idea of French 
pronunciation to an English person, by Rules, since 
“there ‘are sounds in the French language that have 
Ro equivalent in the English” (and vice verad). 
pues: Introduction to the Grammar, merely con- 
tains a French Alphabet, with some account of the 
“accents and other signs by which thesounds of French 
letters are influenced.” 
~ The remainder of the preface is princi- 
£ 
- taken up by a refutation of the modest 
ion coritained in Mr. Cobbett’s Best 
French’ Grammars, that “ nothing 
1 ate learned from anyother, while every- 
joiiew oily 
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thing might be gained from his.” Mr. 
Duvard proclaims “ the writer of thé book 
called ‘Cobbett’s Grammar,’ totally igno- 
rant of the language.”’ pein ie 
This short preface is followed by an.adz 
dress to his pupils, nearly at the commence- 
ment of which he states, ‘‘ all.my efforts. to 
teach will be of little avail, if you do not 
assist ;’’—he also says to them, that “ if, in 
translating, they have not made sense, they 
may be certain they are in the wrong.” 
Generally speaking, we like this little 
book: but, perhaps, the author has not 
always clearly made out his own position. 
It certainly is curious, after Mr. D. has 
shown that words, though the same to the 
eye, have different significations, which is 
further demonstrated by detailed example,— 
to find at the end of the volume an adver- 
tisement of a Dictionary (“ preparing for 
Press’’) containing this phrase: ‘ Several 
thousand words and idiotzsms will be added.” 
We might too disagree with the assertion 
that, “‘ translating from a foreign language 
into your own, is a matter of little diffi- 
culty,’’-—but as the Grammar, which it 
- precedes, seems well arranged and concise, 
we will not press the point. 
Le Trésor de L’ Ecolier Francais ; or the 
Art of Translating English into French, by 
means of an English and French Index at 
the end of the Book, of all the Words con- 
tained in the Trésor ; being a Compendium 
of the most useful Words used in Conversa- 
tion ; in order to acquire both a Theoretical 
and Practical or Colloquial Knowledge of that’ 
Language. Ona New System. Unknown 
to Modern Teachers. A work intended only 
for those who have learned the first rudiment 
of that Language ; by Monsieur Louis FEn- 
WICK DE Porquet, (a Parisian). Chelms- 
ford. Printed for the Author —and by sub- 
scription. 
The author has probably found something 
wonderfully new and efficacious in his sys- 
TEM, of which we can perceive no traces :— 
but, however, we, too, call upon those who 
have not yet “learned the first rudiments of 
the language,”’ to beware lest they place too 
much confidence in this imperceptible dis- 
covery,—for such it was not intended, and 
we are apt to think that we only acta friendly 
part in advising others to seek elsewhere 
for further information. 
Theory and Practice of Warming and 
Ventilating Public Buildings, Dwelling- 
houses, and Conservatories. 8vo. ‘This is 
one of that valuable class of works which 
we always hail with satisfaction, on account 
of their practical utility to society in general. 
Although “ the proper management of a 
fire” is presumed to be well understood by 
every cook-maid in the kingdom; yet its 
economical management, and the principles 
on which the combustion of fuel depends, is 
either very little known or practised in the 
ordinary consumption of fuel in our dwel- 
ling-houses. The ‘author has given us, 
